---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME."
description: "Clarifies that lost earnings, mental health treatment, counseling, and therapy are eligible for reimbursement to a crime victim as a result of a defendant's offense. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 852"
citation: "Hawaii SB 852 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime Victim Restitution", "Lost Wages", "Therapy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BAKER", "GABBARD", "J.KEOHOKALOLE", "K. RHOADS", "KEITH-AGARAN", "KIM"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90b6b0ef-814a-427e-a359-afece0a78bcd"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=852&year=2019"
source_hash: "467bdc04241ea85790df1ea039e75cec53a7939f6b66b293656e2ce53733e0a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 852 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO RESTITUTION FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.

Clarifies that lost earnings, mental health treatment, counseling, and therapy are eligible for reimbursement to a crime victim as a result of a defendant's offense. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB852** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB852_.HTM)
2. **SB852_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB852_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB852_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB852_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB852_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB852_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BAKER — primary (person)
- GABBARD — primary (person)
- J.KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- K. RHOADS — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
- KIM — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-24** Referred to JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2019-02-01** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-11** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 171) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-02-11** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-02-11** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-14-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-02-14** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 703) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2019-02-28** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 273) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-14-19 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2019-03-14** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-15-19 at 2:00pm.
- **2019-03-14** Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-15-19 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2019-03-15** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1475), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-20** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Yamane excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-29-19 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2019-03-29** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Nishimoto, Todd. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2174) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-05** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 753). `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Gates Co-Chairs; Thielen.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Rhoads Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Kim, Fevella.
- **2019-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 903).
- **2019-04-17** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-18-19 3:30PM in conference room 325.
- **2019-04-18** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-19 3:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2019-04-23** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-23** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Gates, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 36).
- **2019-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 36) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-25** Act 108, on 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-25** Act 108, 06/21/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90b6b0ef-814a-427e-a359-afece0a78bcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).